{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-540.05","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 540.05","heading":"MARRIED PERSON MAY SUE OR BE SUED ALONE.","body":"In cases where the spouse, except for the marriage relation, would not be a necessary party, a married person may sue and be sued as if unmarried and without joining the spouse. If a person marries and at the same time takes a new name while a party to a pending action, the person shall thereafter be designated by the new name.","path":["CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 540. PARTIES TO ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/540.05","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"4c5e4065173419f894a295aa8294205570aa44780131d7342aa08b571954bb08","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-540.04","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-540.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}